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30-September-2020 SUV vs Motorcycle MVC C Shift
An adult male was injured when the motorcycle he was
operating was struck by a SUV on Bells Hwy at Hilton Hall Road Wednesday
afternoon 30-September at 15:08. The man was wearing a helmet but suffered a
suspected head injury in the collision. The motorcycle received heavy damage
in the accident. The driver of the SUV was not injured.
Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the scene, then transported him
emergent to the Trauma Center at MUSC in North Charleston. Click
here for more information.
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28/September/2020-
Are you a skilled and caring Firefighter, Firefighter/EMT, or
Firefighter/Paramedic looking to serve alongside the best in the
Fire Service?
Don't miss our next pre-employment testing session on October 15,
2020.
Apply by sending your resume to
jobs@colletoncounty.org
Click
here to view our 2020 Recruitment Video.
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28/September/2020 Fatal MVC with entrapment C
Shift
An adult female was killed and an adult male was injured following a two car
head-on collision on ACE Basin Parkway (US Hwy 17) just south of Wood Road
in the Green Pond Community Monday morning 28-September at 04:41. The
vehicles collided in the southbound lanes spreading debris across the five
lanes and blocking the roadway. Engine 6 and Medic 6 stationed one block
away arrived within minutes to find a Nissan Xterra over-turned in the
middle of ACE Basin Parkway. Click here for more
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23/September/2020 Assault with Air Evac B Shift
An adult male was brought to Fire Station # 18 at Bells Crossroads via POV
following an assault Wednesday afternoon 23-September at 17:45. The man was
severely beaten and received facial trauma and a head injury. Shortly after
arrival he became unconscious. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the
scene and requested the CARE Flight medical helicopter. Medic 7 was also in
the area and responded to assist Medic 18. Both crews treated the man, then
rapidly transported him to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center.
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20/September/2020 Structure Fire B Shift
Fire-Rescue units responded a structure fire in a vacant mobile home at 316
Country Ln Sunday afternoon 20-September at 17:47. Engine 26 arrived to find
the singlewide mobile home attached to a one story structure well involved.
Crews deployed multiple handlines to combat the fire. They were able to stop
the spread of the fire in the south end of the structure and saved the
adjacent attached structure. The north end of the building was a total loss
and the roof collapsed. Units were on the scene for two and half hours. No
one was currently living in the building and no injuries were reported.
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20/September/2020 Fatal MVC with Entrapment & Air
Evac B Shift
Seven people were transported to area hospitals following a two vehicle high
speed MVC on I-95 near the 53 mile marker Sunday afternoon 20-September. At
16:47, 9-1-1 began receiving multiple reports of the collision just south of
Exit 53. Callers reported a north bound Dodge Avenger crossed through the
median and struck a southbound Toyota Tacoma head-on causing heavy damage to
both vehicles. Firefighter-Paramedics arrived minutes later to find the
southbound lanes of I-95 blocked by the Tacoma, debris and bystanders
vehicles. The Avenger was off of the right side of the road, over-turned in
the ditch. Click here for more information. |
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19-September-2020 MVC with Entrapment - A Shift
An adult male was transported to Colleton Medical Center with multiple
traumatic injuries following a two car MVC in the 400 block of Ivenia Brown
Dr in Green Pond Saturday night at 23:30. A Dodge Journey was traveling east
bound on Ivenia Brown Dr when a Ford Ranger pickup truck backed out of a
driveway into its path resulting in heavy damage to both vehicles. The Dodge
left the roadway and flipped over at least once. The driver of the Ford was
trapped in his vehicle. Firefighter-Paramedics stationed at Station # 6 in
Green Pond arrived minutes later and requested a Rescue Unit. Click
here for more information. |
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11/September/2020 MVC with Entrapment and Fire B
Shift
A three vehicle MVC on Green Pond Hwy (SC Hwy 303) at Possum Corner Rd sent
four people to the hospital Friday evening 11-September. At 21:55, 9-1-1
received several reports of a head-on collision at the intersection. Callers
reported one person was trapped in a pickup truck and a passenger car was on
fire. Based on the information provided by callers, three additional
Fire-Rescue ambulances were assigned to the incident. Fire-Rescue units
arrived to find a Ford F-150 with heavy damage blocking the southbound lane
and a Pontiac Torrent off of the southbound shoulder approximately ½
involved in fire. Click here for more info.
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11/September/2020 MVC with Air Evac B Shift
An adult female was injured in a motorcycle accident at
the intersection of ACE Basin Pkwy (US Hwy 17) and Charleston Hwy (SC Hwy
64) Friday afternoon 11-September at 18:00. She and another cyclist were
southbound on ACE Basin Parkway when the patient laid her bike down in the
roadway. She was wearing a helmet, but appeared to have suffered a head
injury and was unconscious following the accident. Firefighter-Paramedics
treated her at he scene and transported her to the nearby field at the
Jacksboro Baptist Church to meet with the CARE Flight medical helicopter.
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11/September/2020 Puppy Rescue B Shift
Engine 6 and Medic 6 assisted Animal Control Officers with the rescue of
puppy from a driveway culvert Friday afternoon 11-September at 17:39. Animal
Control units were called to the scene earlier by a nearby resident to
assist a mother dog and her puppies who were inside the driveway culvert.
Officers were able to remove the mother and all the puppies except one. The
stranded puppy was about 20 feet inside the pipe, which was about half full
of dirt. The days old canine was out of reach. Crews put their heads
together to come up with a solution. They obtained a long piece of pvc pipe
from an old green house located nearby and the resident provided a small
sauce pan. Click here for more information. |
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09/September/2020 Over-turned Tractor with Entrapment
C Shift
A 94 yr. old Smoaks man was trapped under his tractor after the piece of
equipment rolled down an embankment Wednesday afternoon 09-September. At
15:22, Fire-Rescue was dispatched to the 100 block of Lodge Hwy. (SC Hwy
217) in the Town of Smoaks. The gentleman was working alone, mowing grass on
a dike surrounding a large pond when the tractor apparently got too close to
the edge and overturned. It landed at the waters edge pinning the mans leg
under the tractor and the side cutter. Fortunately he had a cell phone with
him and was able to call for assistance. Click here
for more information. |
9/9/2020-
Are you a skilled, talented, and caring Firefighter,
Firefighter/EMT, or Firefighter/Paramedic? We are hiring!
Our next pre-employment testing session is October 15th. Apply
by sending your resume to
jobs@colletoncounty.org.
Click here for more information
and click here to view
our latest "CCFR in Action" video. |
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07/Sept/2020 MVC with Ejection A Shift
A 26 yr. old Ruffin man was critically injured in a single car MVC in the
6900 block of Ruffin Road Monday evening 07-Sept. At 21:15, 9-1-1 received a
report of an over-turned car in the woods at this location. Medic 18,
stationed at Bells Crossroads arrived about 8 minutes later and found the
Cadillac on its roof at the wood line. The occupant was found
semi-conscious in the ditch approximately 20 feet from the car. Click
here for more information. |
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07/September/2020 Fatal Structure Fire C and A
Shift
Two adult females and two canines died in a residential structure fire
Monday morning 07-September in the 200 block of Edgewood Street east of
Walterboro. Fire-Rescue was dispatched to the location at 07:58 on the
report of smoke coming from the residence. Engine 19 arrived to find
heavy smoke conditions in the older singlewide mobile home.
Neighbors advised arriving units that two occupants should be in the
home. Fighters forced entry through a front door and quickly located
one woman near the door. She was pulled from the structure then
moved to Fire-Rescue Medic 19. Click
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9/7/2020-
Click here
to view the press release regarding this morning's double fatal
fire. |
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06/September/2020 Shooting Incident with Air
Evacuation C Shift
Two people received gunshot wounds in a shooting incident at Wiggins Mobile
Home Park located at 117 Taylor Street just east of Walterboro Sunday
afternoon 06-September at 15:27. An adult female was transported to Colleton
Medical Center in a private car with reported multiple gunshot wounds. An
adult male was found lying in the roadway with critical injuries to his arm
and chest. He was quickly treated at the scene by Firefighter-Paramedics,
then transported emergent in Fire-Rescue Medic 1 to the helipad at Colleton
Medical Center to meet with the CARE Flight helicopter. Click
here for more information. |
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05-September-2020 Fatal Motorcycle MVC
A 23 year old Colleton County man died from
injuries received in a dirt bike accident Saturday evening
05-September in the 1400 block of Risher Mountain Road. The man had
been traveling northbound on Risher Mountain Rd on the Honda dirt
bike when he failed to negotiate a curve on the dark secondary road,
entered the ditch and struck a driveway culvert. At 22:31, 9-1-1
received several reports of the MVC advising the man was not
breathing. Click here for more
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05-September-2020 Structure Fire B Shift
Firefighter-Paramedics saved a home at 2185 Rhode Dr Saturday afternoon
05-September. At 12:45 a caller notified 9-1-1 of a fire near the dryer
inside a residence at this location. Engine 9 arrived minutes later to find
heavy smoke coming from the two story dwelling with flames exiting the home
through a window on the west side of the structure. Crews made entry through
the front door and found heavy fire conditions in the area of the kitchen,
dining and living rooms. Click here for more
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9/2/2020-
We wish to congratulate Firefighter II Paramedic Karl Knipp of the
Station 9/19 rotation on obtaining Flight-Paramedic certification.
This is a difficult course and we are proud of his accomplishment. |
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02/September/2020 Motorcycle MVC with Air Evac B
Shift
A 43 year old Walterboro man suffered multiple injuries after his motorcycle
collided with a car at the intersection of Sniders Hwy and Beach Road
Wednesday evening 03-Sept at 21:49. The man was not wearing a helmet and
also received a head injury. He was found on the roadway. The motorcycle
received heavy damage. No one was injured in the car which drove several
blocks south on Sniders Hwy. before stopping. The occupant in the car
advised the driver fled the scene. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the
motorcycle driver at the scene and placed the CARE Flight helicopter on
standby. Click here for more information. |
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02/September/2020 Fatal Excavator Accident B
Shift
A 47 year old Cottageville man died after a large tree fell on the
mini-excavator he was operating in the 2500 block of Bama Rd east of
Cottageville Wednesday afternoon 02-September. The man was found at
approximately 16:17 and 9-1-1 was notified. Engine 9 and Medic 9 arrived to
find the excavator pinned under the tree and the cab was crushed. The
operator was trapped inside. The tree came to rest on top of the excavator
and a nearby shed. It appeared the operator was attempting to remove the
tree. Click here for more information. |
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02/September/2020 HazMat Natural Gas Leak B Shift
A utility contractor dug into a residential natural gas
line in the 400 block of Dandridge Road Wednesday afternoon 02-September at
16:13. Fire-Rescue units responded, then blocked off a section of Dandridge
Rd. Crews evacuated the homes in the immediate vicinity of the leak until
Dominion Energy personnel arrived to secure the gas line. No one was
injured. Firefighters used monitoring equipment to continually check on the
gas levels in the area of the leak. Units were on the scene for 3-1/2 hours.
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